PV field distributed maximum power point tracking by means of an active bypass converter

3rd International Conference on Clean Electrical Power: Renewable Energy Resources Impact, ICCEP 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 94-98

  Giral, R ^a   Carrejo, C E ^b   Vermeersh, M ^b   Saavedra Montes, A J ^c   Ramos Paja, C A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b TOTAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Active bypass; buck boost; dc dc switching converters efficiency; distributed MPPT

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE BYPASS; ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION; BUCK - BOOST; DC-DC SWITCHING CONVERTERS; DISTRIBUTED MPPT; MAXIMUM POWER POINT; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES;

DC-DC CONVERTERS; PUMPS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

DC POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 80054899864     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICCEP.2011.6036360     Document Type: Conference Paper

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